I’ll have more of substance to say about the quarterback situation, but for now, here are a few figures.
1. Young Ken Dorsey: 11 career games, four lost fumbles. Veteran “caretaker” Trent Dilfer: 11 games in ’05, seven lost fumbles.
2. With the roster at its peak load, there are few options for Dorsey’s jersey number, unless the rookie free agent Darrell Hackney surrenders the #7 Dorsey wore at San Francisco or Brandon Rideau cedes the #11 of Dorsey’s college years at Miami. The only eligible numbers now available are 1, 8, and 19. If those are my choices, I go with #1. It’s the only chance to make his own numerical mark. The others invite too-obvious reminders of Dilfer and another former Hurricane, Bernie Kosar.
3. Amazingly, the Browns are not the first team in NFL history to feature two Dorseys. The 1988 Green Bay Packers briefly carried kicker Dean and linebacker John on their roster.
